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The House on the BorderlandNovel
William Hope Hodgsonstandalone novel1908
Weird fiction, set in british isles.
The Thief of AlwaysNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1992
Fantasy, about coming of age.
“Once inside, Harvey meets fellow children Wendell and Lulu, the elderly caretaker Mrs. Griffin and her cats, and settles into a routine of enchantment that starts to feel too perfect.”
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PiranesiNovel
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
Fantasy and literary & general, mysterious in tone.
“A man lives in a huge isolated labyrinthine building partially submerged in an ocean, together with another man and 13 skeletons, which is the only world he recalls.”
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AlchemisedNovel
SenLinYustandalone novel2025
Romance, emotional in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
“Described as both dark fantasy, horror and gothic romance, and sometimes erroneously classified as dark romance, the standalone novel follows the life of a former alchemist, Helena Marino, as she recovers her memories of a civil war.”
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The Kingdom of Sweets: A Novel of the NutcrackerNovel
Erika Johansenstandalone novel2023
About sibling rivalry and curses.
“Twin sisters, divided by envy and magic, set against one another on a fateful Christmas Eve.”
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LilithNovel
George MacDonaldstandalone novel1895
Fantasy, reflective in tone.